How does Maestro resolve latency?
By routing the hardware input directly to the hardware output and mixing in playback as shown in Figure B, it’s
possible to create a headphone listening signal with a much shorter delay.
First, the signal being recorded (in this case, a vocal mic) is split in the hardware interface and routed to both the
software application for recording and directly back to the hardware outputs without going through the latency-
inducing software; this creates a low latency path from mic to headphones. Next, a stereo mix of playback tracks
is routed to the low latency mixer and combined with the hardware input(s). This allows the performer to hear
both himself without a confusing delay plus the playback needed for overdubbing.
Note that the software application’s mixer is used to set a stereo mix of playback tracks while the low latency
mixer is used to set the balance between the stereo playback mix and the hardware inputs.
Do I need the Maestro Mixer?
The Maestro mixer serves to provide a low latency listening mix while recording. Therefore if you’re using
Ensemble to listen to iTunes or audio from another program, there’s no need to use the mixer.
It’s also possible that the latency of your particular recording system is low enough to be unnoticeable by you or
other performers, especially since Ensemble uses the very efficient Thunderbolt™ 2 Technology. If you’ve set
your audio software’s input/output buffers according to the guidelines below and latency doesn’t bother you or
other performers, there’s no need to use the Maestro mixer.
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